Brake



Dec. 20, 193s. R SISANFQRD BRAKE Original Filed July 8, 1932 INVENTOR Y NF'O/P ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 2o, 193s 2,140,768

i UNITED STATES l`PATENT oFFici:

Roy S. Sanford, New York, N. Y., assignor to Bendix Aviation Corporation, South Bend, Ind., a corporation of Delaware Original application July 8, 1932, Serial No. 621,445, now Patent No. 2,078,210, dated April 20, 1937. Divided and this application July 6, 1936, Serial No. 88,977

4 Claims. (Cl. 18S-78) This invention relates to brakes and is illusband extending substantially the entire circumtrated as embodied in an internal expanding ference ofthe drum. One end of the shoe 56 is brake for ,an automobile wheel. provided with a shoulder 58 which is adapted to In automotive vehicle brakes of the servo type engage the anchor 54. For the purpose of ap- 5 wherein efficient servo action is present in both plying the brake there is pivoted in the shoulder 5 directions of rotation there is usually present a 58 one end of a toggle 66 which acts on its other floating shoe which must float to anchor at one end upon a web portion 62 welded or otherwise end or the other with changes in rotation, prosecured to a second band 64 which extends ducing a tendency to click at such times as the around the brake and by means of the shoulder l0 oating shoe floats to anchor. This invention is 66, engages the anchor 54. 10 more particularly directed to provision of a novel An actuating cam 68 pivoted in a reinforcing construction wherein the shoe, although of the bearing secured to the backing plate 52 is flOating type, is restricted in its floating moveadapted to engage the knee of the toggle 60 and ment but nevertheless may afford the characterupon rotation thereof expand the inner band 64 l5 istics of a shoe that is freely floating. o-f the brake. A spring 12 linked between the 15 An object of the invention is to providea servo shoulder 56 of the brake shoe and a hook 14 brake utilizing a full length band Servo Operable secured on the inner band 64 is adapted to retain in either direction but free from click. both bands in engagement with the anchor. A

A still further object is the provision of novel second spring 16 tensioned between two hooks 18 20 detailsof brake construction, ineluding an interand 86 upon the inner band 64 is adapted, by 20 nal band brake shoe provided with a second band means of a straight section 82 which in turn lying against and adapted t0 expand the internal passes thro-ugh a guide member 84 secured to the SllOebacking plate to retain the brake. or the friction The above and other novel features of the inelements normally in disengaged position. Ventien Will appear more fully hereinafter from Operation of the brake will be seen to be as 25 the OllO'Wing detailed deseriltion When taken in follows: Should the drum be turning in the direc- COnneCtiOn With the aCCOInDanying drawing. It tion of the arrow, and the toggle 60 actuated by is expressly understood, however, that the drawthe cam B8, it will be seen that the inner band ing is employed for purposes O'f illustration onliT 64 will be expanded pressing the brake shoe band and is not designed as e denition of the limits into engagement with the drum, the spring 12 30 of the invention, reference being had fOr this which constantly holds the brake band against purpose to the appended claims. the anchor 54 preventing any possibility of click In the drawing wherein similar reference Cherduring rotation in this direction. During this acacters refer to similar parts throughout the seV- tion, slipping between the band 64 and the brake eral views: band 56 takes place since the expanding band 35 Figure 1 is a Vertical seCtiOn, just inside the must move in the direction opposite from that head 0f the drum, Of a. brake Constructed in aC- indicated by the arrow. During opposite rotacordance with this invention; tion, the toggle 60 operates to thrust the inner Figure 2 is o section through the operating band 64 against the anchor 54 at its other end, linkage and anchor thereof taken on the line and at the same time retain the shoe 56 against 40 2 2 of Figure l; and the anchor 54, thus preventing click during this Figure 3 is a plan View 0f the front end 0f an direction of rotation. As the braking pressure automobile Chassis, ShOWing Operating Ineehaincreases, the pressure between the inner band 64 nism for the brake. and the brake band 56 increases thereby subse- Referring lnOie in detail tO Figure 3, there iS quently tending to prevent slipping between these 45 shown therein a Chassis 29 having a front aXle members, and thus aiding in holding the brake 22 DrOViCled With front Wheel brakes 25 and 23- band 56 against the anchor 54, but nevertheless, A cable and Conduit Operating IneChanisIn 334 is tending to cause the shoe 56 to anchor through connected to these brakes, the cable being movthe expanding band B4, its shoulder 66 and the ably engaged by an equalizer YOke 333 O'r the right-hand side of the anchor 54 thereby provld- 50 like, Operated in any desired manneling servo brake characteristics in both directions The novel brake illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 of rotation while still retaining the brake shoe includes a brake drum 50, a backing plate 52, and at one end constantly in anchor engagement. an anchor 54. A shoe 56 carrying a friction lin- Though only one embodiment of the invention ing thereon is provided in the form of a flexible has been illustrated and described, it is to be 5.5

understood that the invention is not limited thereto, but may be embodied in various mechanical forms and combinations as may be desired. As various changes in construction and arrangement of parts may be made Without departing from the spirit `of the invention, as will be apparent'to those skilled in the art, reference will be had to the appended claims for a definition of the limits of the invention.

The present application is a division of my application No. 621,445, filed July 8, 1932, now Patent No. 2,078,210, dated Apri1201937.

I claim:

l. A brake comprising a drum, a backing plate, an anchor thereon, a flexible band friction shoe having one end engaging said anchor and its other end free, a second band within said friction shoe having one end anchored upon the reverse side of said anchor, and means tothrustthe other end of said second band awayfrom said anchor to actuate the said brake.

2. A brake comprising a drum. a brake band -within said drum, a second yapplying band in engagement with said brake band and adapted to expand said brake band, and an anchor engaged on one side by one end of the first band and engaged on the other side by the other end of the second band.

3. .A brake comprisingia` flexible brakeband, an

'actuating band substantially coextensive there- ROY s. SANFORD. 

